Pete M

happy ending to this chapter in its life :D

awkward :D

not the first, won't be the last. :thumbsup:

well, I can answer the first one, the 4banger got MPFI and OBD1 in 91 just like the 4.0. :thumbsup:

check the fuel pump ballast resistor (3" ceramic thingie on the dr side fender with 2 wires going to it). the computer puts full power to the pump for startup and then switches power to run through the resistor for regular driving.

30" tires probably work out best, but 31s can fit if you stick with OEM style rims. :thumbsup:

Going SOA does lift it roughly 6", but you can add or subtract from that with the leafpack. As long as you keep your main leaf you can throw in all sort of flatter leafs. I've always wondered what the lift would be if you cut the eyes off an XJ pack and install them under an MJ main. :hmm: just checking, but did it come out of an MJ?

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tempered glass is weakest at the edges.

also added a duplicate to the A/C list in the DIY catalog :D

jack up the rearend on stands, put it in neutral and rotate the tires and driveshaft around to see if the noise is anything obvious.

or grade 8 studs. then they will help with alignment when you put the trans back. :D

welcome to the addiction! . :MJ 1: .

does pumping the clutch pedal twice change anything?

all I need is a couch and that view :D nice!

factory leafs taper to be thinner at the ends. yours looks like someone ordered some custom packs. (ignore the second leaf in that pack. it's a main leaf that I cut and shoved in there)

3+1 for a standard pack. there is a booster leaf visible on the pass side but it's just a clamp-on style and isn't part of the main pack. is it just me, or do the factory overload leafs look bent? in the end, I don't think there's any plus to getting these particular leafs as they look used and abused. :(

or AMC-20 in 86. I see the helper spring, but I also count 4+1 in the main pack. are all the factory leafs' ends the same shape and equally spaced from each other?

our trucks rust from the inside-out, so be prepared that anything you see will be worse on the other side of that steel and probably need a bit bigger patch to fix. :thumbsup: she looks like a great project! . :MJ 1: .

could have been a mouse nest in the duct where the blower resistor is. that thing gets wicked hot. :(

I used a TJ AX-15 mount bracket (came with the TJ trans so I figured I'd try it) and used it to mount to a custom crossmember. raised the trans up a hair I think. The TJ trans clocked up the t-case too and it's reeeeeeal close but doesn't touch the tunnel so all is well. shifter brackets were a combination of custom and oem stuff. here are some random pics that may or may not help with explaining it (taken so long ago they were snapped with film!)

what about just rebuilding yours? I've read it's pretty easy as transmissions go. it might just need new synchros.

Grinding between almost every gear if you don't rev match perfectly. Third gear grinds especially bad and will attempt to slot in without the clutch or rev matching resulting in spectacular grinding. Third gear is becoming harder to find and today the transmission briefly got stuck in third gear for the first time. Extreme clutch chatter because the pilot bearing has been nonexistent for at least the last 30k miles. Which I will assume has destroyed my input shaft/seal. I did a very through trans flush about 15k miles ago. Probably the first one it's ever had, fluid was the most putrid rank vile smelling stuff you can imagine. But no metal. Flushed it twice with motor oil, then filed it up with Redline MT. I give 100% credit to redline for extending the life of the transmission this long and will definitely be using it on my next trans. are you absolutely super duper sure it's not a failing clutch system? I'd hate for you to go through all that effort for a bad slave cylinder.

you have to determine all the ratios before you can make a good decision. :thumbsup: the new axle's ratios could be better! :) (or worse :( ) besides, it's a great idea to pop the covers and inspect the insides before using a used axle. :yes: